Notification of Highly Active Field Areas – MoD
Govt. Sanction for extending the payment of HAFA allowance for the period from 1st Jan 2019 to 31st Dec 2019 has been received. Units/formations are advised to publish Part II orders as per the status of location, quoting Corps Notification No. & date, Sr No. & requisite certificate therein, in respect of affected officers
No 8(3)/2000/D(Pay/ Services)
Government of India
Ministry of Defence
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New Delhi, dated 8th March, 2019.
To
The Chief of the Army Staff
The Chief of the Air Staff
Subject: Notification of Highly Active Field Areas.
Sir,
I am directed lo refer to this Ministry’s letter of even number dated 26th February, 2018 on the above subject and to convey the approval of the competent authority to the payment of Highly Active Field Area Allowance for the areas as specified in Appendix to this Ministry’s letter No. 8(3)/2000/D(Pay/Services) dated 24th May, 2001 for the period from 1st January, 2019 lo 31st December, 2019 at the rates specified in this Ministry’s letter No. 1(16)/2017/D(Pay/Services) dated 18th Sept., 2017.
2. This issues with the concurrence of Finance Division of this Ministry vide MoD(Fin) ID No. 5(19)/ 2001-AG/PA-Vol.II dated 6.3.2019.
Yours faithfully,
(Arun Kumar)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
In this age of advance technology, notifications effective from 01 Jan are being issued in March and published in May. Cant we improve this system and issue orders relevant to January from January itself.